
disasters
Disasters Can Wipe Out Affordable Housing Forever Unless Communities Plan Ahead – That Loss Hurts The Economy
Feb. 10, 2022 • 6 min. readA Texas A&M professor of urban planning explains how slow recovery for vulnerable households can slow the recovery of the entire community.
Repeated Exposure To Major Disasters Has Long-Term Mental Health Impacts
Jan. 13, 2022 • 3 min. readA Texas A&M study found Houston residents who experienced two or more hazardous events in the past five years had a reduction in mental health scores.
Recent Texas A&M research shows that emergency management often lacks inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Texas A&M Rescue Robotics Expert Shares Observations From Surfside
July 21, 2021 • 10 min. readRobin Murphy spent eight days assisting response teams in the search for survivors at the rubble pile.
‘Texas Storm Squad’ follows members of Texas A&M Task Force 1 as they conduct rescue missions in the wake of Tropical Storm Imelda.
Texas A&M landscape architecture professor Galen Newman is seeking solutions to devastating flood events.
Texas A&M Announces Fund For Aggies Affected By COVID-19
March 30, 2020 • 2 min. readDonations to the Disaster Relief Fund will support students, faculty and staff.
On The Move: Texas A&M VET Treats More Than 300 Animals In Past Week
Sep. 23, 2019 • 3 min. readThe Veterinary Emergency Team has been deployed to south and east Texas, where it has helped animals that were neglected and affected by flooding.
Is The ITC Deer Park Incident Affecting Galveston Bay? Texas A&M Scientists Analyze Initial Samples
March 27, 2019 • 5 min. readTexas A&M Oceanography researchers observed abnormal water conditions during regularly scheduled sampling March 23 at several sites in Galveston Bay. Toxicity data from water samples will be available after April 8.
Researchers Use Shake-Table Testing To Improve Disaster Recovery
March 27, 2019 • 4 min. readA Texas A&M-led team is conducting is conducting research to better understand how urban residential wood-framed buildings are damaged from strong earthquakes at the world’s largest shake table in Japan to improve disaster recovery timetables.